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Maven exits Healthpoint delivering a 3.1x return

Maven Capital Partners (Maven), one of the UK’s most active investors in growing businesses, has made a profitable exit from its investment in Healthpoint. The sale to Netherlands domiciled Dayes BV has generated a 3.1x return for Maven clients. Founded in 1996, Blackpool based Healthpoint supplies healthcare and beauty products

Industry Ventures makes new hires and promotions

Industry Ventures, an investment firm focused on venture capital and private technology, has made key additions to its investment and operations team. Additionally, the firm has slosh made a number of internal promotions. Pat Hanson joined the firm in July 2021 as Chief Administrative Officer and took over the Chief

FSN Capital VI invests in OptiGroup and Hygas

FSN Capital VI is to invest in OptiGroup and Hygas to create a major player in the business-to-business (B2B) distribution market. Existing shareholders and the management team will retain minority stakes in the combined group. The investment in OptiGroup and Hygas, which will have combined revenues of around EUR1.3 billion

FNZ completes sale of GBST to Anchorage Capital Partners

FNZ, a global wealth management platform, has completed the sale of financial technology provider GBST to Anchorage Capital Partners, a global private equity fund with extensive financial services and systems experience. Anchorage Capital Partners’ investment is focussed on GBST’s Wealth Management division and is committed to supporting GBST’s experienced management

FFL Partners and Two Sigma Impact acquire Community Medical Services

FFL Partners (FFL), a private equity firm focused on growth investments in middle market companies, and Two Sigma Impact, the impact investing business of Two Sigma, have acquired opioid treatment programme provider Community Medical Services (CMS).  Financial terms of the private transaction have not been disclosed. Headquartered in Scottsdale, Arizona,

COSIMO X tokens now available on Securitize Markets

COSIMO Ventures, a venture capital investment firm that provides investors access to high-potential blockchain projects through the world’s first tokenised, evergreen venture fund, COSIMO X, has made the COSIMO X tokens available for trading on digital assets marketplace Securitize Markets. Cosimo X’s listing, allows a broader group of global investors

Cogsy raises USD6m in seed round led by Accel

Cogsy, a real-time operational intelligence and supply chain management platform for SME e-commerce merchants, has raised a USD6 million seed round led by Accel with participation from Bain Capital Ventures, WooCommerce (Automattic), Sugar Capital, and RiverPark Ventures.  Angel investors including Casey Armstrong (CMO, ShipBob), Jay Myers (co-founder, Bold Commerce), Brian

Clessidra Private Equity acquires Impresoft Group from Xenon Private Equity

Clessidra Private Equity SGR has finalised an agreement for the acquisition of a majority stake in Formula Impresoft, a technology hub in the Italian software and services market, from Xenon Private Equity VII SCA SICAV RAIF. The top management of Impresoft Group, composed largely of the founders, will keep a

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice appoints Global External Affairs Leader

Clayton, Dubilier & Rice has appointed Jon Selib, former Senior Vice President of Global Policy & Public Affairs at Pfizer, as Managing Director and Global External Affairs Leader. In his new role, which will take effect in March 2022, Selib will lead CD&R’s engagement with key external stakeholders, including media,

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